Life is Mika Nakashima's 23rd single, released on August 22, 2007. Within the first press it included a picture label. The song "Life" is best described as an adult contemporary pop/rock song, and was used as the theme song for the drama of the same name

Life (manga)

is a shōjo manga series created by Keiko Suenobu, a manga creator well known for her work on Vitamin and Happy Tomorrow. Life was serialized in Bessatsu Friend, a publication of Kodansha, and deals with many controversial topics such as self-mutilation, bullying, rape, suicide, and manipulation...

 (which is itself based on a manga with that name), starring Kii Kitano

Kii Kitano

is a singer, gravure idol and an actress in Japan. She is signed with the Foster agency. Kitano is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team Miss Magazine. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award, becoming the youngest to receive that award. In 2007, Kitano was chosen for the first time...

 (sometimes credited as Kie Kitano) and Saki Fukuda

Saki Fukuda

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; the B-side "It's Too Late" was used for Kanebo Kate CM, which starred Nakashima herself.

"Life" provided Nakashima with her highest single sales since Hitoiro from the NANA franchise.

Tracklisting

1. Life
2. Life (ballad)
3. It's Too Late
4. Life (Instrumental)
5. It's Too Late (Instrumental)

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
22 August 2007	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	2
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3	138,987	21 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	7
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	57